Configure Firewall

The table below describes the Enterprise firewall rule for managing the communications between the components of the Live Platform Device Manager provisioning deployment.

Endpoints deployed in the enterprise sites traverse the public internet to connect to the Redirect Server, Live Platform Device Manager and Azure Storage account over HTTPS port 443.

The figure below illustrates the Firewall topology.

The table below describes the firewall rules for the components of the Device Manager provisioning deployment.

Protocol

Allow Port

Port Number

Allowed Network

Purpose

Endpoints

Endpoints Þ Live Platform Device Manager

TCP

(HTTPS)

443

Outbound connection (Send-only) with Device Manager.

Initiator: Endpoints

Used by the Endpoints for sending requests to the Device Manager.

Endpoints Þ Azure Blob Storage Container

TCP

(HTTPS)

443

Outbound connection (Send-only) with the Azure Blob.

Initiator: Endpoints

Used by endpoints for sending requests to the Blob for updated firmware and configuration files and for receiving them in return.

Endpoints Þ Redirect Server

TCP

(HTTPS)

443

Outbound connection (Send-only) with Redirect Server.

Initiator: Endpoint

Used by endpoints for directing them to the Service Device URL on the Live Platform; the Provisioning URL which triggers the firmware and configuration file update upon bootup and connection to the network.